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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/medical-marijuana-camps
Medical Marijuana and CampsSo what is a camp to do if a staff applicant or camper wants to bring and use their medical marijuana prescription at camp?
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/childrens-mental-health-camp-what-our-role
Children's Mental Health and Camp: What Is Our Role?Few children's issues have drawn more attention, or been more controversial, than those involving their mental health. For example, in the past twenty years, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/west-nile-virus-what-every-camp-needs-know
West Nile Virus - What Every Camp Needs to KnowWest Nile virus (WNV) is a potentially serious illness. Here are some tips and resources for camps.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/training-tool-sheets-camp-directors-camp-counselors
Training Tool Sheets for Camp Directors and Camp CounselorsDrawing from what we are learning through the ACA Research Initiative, we've gathered some tools that could help you and your staff. With so little time in precamp orientation to do everything you...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/local-council-leaders-volunteer-development-resources
Local Council of Leaders - Volunteer Development ResourcesVolunteer with ACA Resources: Microvolunteerism and Virtual Volunteerism...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/more-words-telling-thanks-camp-story
More Than Words: Telling the "Thanks to Camp" StoryStorytelling is recognized as an essential element of both marketing and communication. How can we tell our story and convey our message so that others hear it?
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/expand-your-mesh-capacity-summer-begins
Expand your MESH Capacity Before Summer BeginsConsider these scenarios: A parent calls: “My child has ADD and takes medication for depression. Can she come to camp?” A counselor dashes into your office: “We need you at Cabin 5. A camper...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/mind-part-1-what-directors-need-know-about-staff-mental-health
With That In Mind, Part 1: What Directors Need to Know About Staff Mental HealthHiring young adults to care for other people’s children seems like folly, from a neurodevelopmental perspective. Nobody’s brain is fully developed, many activities are dangerous, the weather can be...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/intentional-thread-conversation-about-courage-hope-good-spirit-peace
The Intentional Thread: A Conversation about Courage, Hope, Good Spirit, and PeaceIn their New York Times best-selling book An Invisible Thread, Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski give life to an ancient Chinese proverb that inspired the book's title. They...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/leading-during-crisis-building-airplane-while-flying-it
Leading during Crisis: Building the Airplane While Flying ItJanuary 1, 2020, I was on a cruise ship in the Gulf, toasting to what I believed would be an amazing year ahead. But this past year was not what I was expecting it to look like. For the first time in...